Banking Transactions [antikvár]

Banking Transactions consists of: A students' book A teachers' guide A cassette It is not necessary to begin studying this book at Unit One. You may start with the unit which interests you most from the point of view of banking. The Introductory Unit is meant for bankers studying in groups. It practises questions used for getting the personal details needed for opening a current account. In general the English is easier in the earlier units and gets more difficult in the later units. But the increased difficulty is not in grammar but in vocabulary. The aim of the materials is to help you to talk about and understand banking in English. It will help you if you have to attend a training course in English. The topics are useful for a wide range of departments, from personal banking to finance of foreign trade. Also, the book is meant for everyone working in banks, not just those dealing with overseas customers. The course does not deal with general communication skills such as sociaHsing, using the telephone and writing, which are covered in other specialised English courses. Some grammar points are covered, but for detailed treatment of grammar topics you need a general grammar course. For this you should get the advice of a teacher of English. You may ask the teacher's help with certain grammar points, or you may buy a complete grammar course. What you do depends on how much time you have to study. If you want to practise writing for banking in English, you should use English for Banking by Francis Radice (Macmillan, 1992). Each unit of Banking Transactions has four kinds of activity: 1 Before reading 2 Short reading passage or dialogue 3 Vocabulary 4 Discussion Sometimes there is also a section on grammar. !i' 3 : ; • f f •i 'j 4 I ' . 'I S'4' I ¦ m The Answer Key, at the end of the book, should be used only after you have completed the activities and exercises yourself. Then you may check to see whether your own answers are right or not. M' ¦